March 23, 2021
Unaccompanied children, many of whom have fled dangers that include extreme violence and sexual exploitation, are among the world’s most vulnerable groups. Legal counsel is essential to ensuring due process in their immigration proceedings and preventing their deportation to the same harms they escaped. Indeed, it is virtually impossible for these children to navigate the U.S. immigration system without lawyers to assess their eligibility for humanitarian protection and advocate for them during adversarial hearings.
